Bottle of Friar's Balsam
Bottle of Friars' Balsam from a medicine chest
- Object Number:
- A504 Pt1
- type:
- friars' balsam , compound benzoin tinctures , benzoin and bottle
Medicine chest, book-style opening, extensive contents including 3 liquid measures, set of weights, good bottles and drawers, blistering plaster, c.1820
Bottle of Friars' Balsam from a medicine chest
Square glass dispensing bottle with glass stopper for Laudanum (opium tincture), with trace contents remaining. 70 mm x 30 mm x 40 mm. Printed and handwritten label reads, 'LAUDANUM/ DOSE/ from/10 to 30/ drops'. Unknown maker, probably English, 1810-1830.
Square glass bottle with ground glass stopper for Paregoric Elixir (camphorated tincture of opium), with traces remaining. 81 mm x 48 mm x 44 mm, 206 g. Unknown maker, probably English, c. 1820.
Wooden drawer insert with brass handle and sliding top filled with powdered 'aromatic confection'. 38 mm x 62 mm x 60 mm, 67g. Handwritten label reads,Conf. Aromat/Dose/Ten Grains to/Half a dram. Unknown maker, probably English, 1810-1830.
Small square glass bottle of Dover's Powder (opium and ipecac) with metal stopper covering a cork. 33 mm x 30 mm x 26 mm, 40 g. Unknown maker, probably English, c. 1820.
Small clear glass, rectangle based bottle with cork stopper and metal ringed cap and paper dispensers label. To contain powdered opium. Contents appear to be complete